Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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